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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

City Meanwhile at Boylston and Mercer

Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 4:57 PM

They turned the bed of their pickup into a wading pool...

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You stay classy Seattle.

Posted by SurlyYurmom on July 27, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Reminds me of my childhood

Posted by The Skank on July 27, 2010 at 5:04 PM

Well done

Posted by sall on July 27, 2010 at 5:08 PM

gross.

Posted by that's hot pee in four minutes on July 27, 2010 at 5:13 PM

A senior class at a school my mom taught at did this once, as a senior prank. They all cut gym, stripped down to bathing suits, and had a pool party in someone's betarped pickup truck.
And then the freshmen stole their clothes, apparently.

Posted by venomlash on July 27, 2010 at 5:26 PM

Why not? Totally fun.

Posted by ksb on July 27, 2010 at 5:35 PM

hope that tailgate is secure...

Posted by SASS on July 27, 2010 at 5:57 PM

so ghetto, so genius.

Posted by fletch on July 27, 2010 at 6:01 PM

Awesome!
Nothing wrong with doing what works.

Posted by shelldavis4 on July 27, 2010 at 6:01 PM

Little does everyone know, those are actually Stranger staffers.

Posted by prompt on July 27, 2010 at 6:37 PM

skipped so many classes senior year to do this. best also to drive around with water guns..

Posted by kc on July 27, 2010 at 7:03 PM

i'm actually pretty envious of that! nice work!

Posted by becksta on July 27, 2010 at 7:32 PM

my biggest concern is the fact that its not actually hot outside

Posted by Andy_Squirrel on July 27, 2010 at 8:15 PM

More Seattle diversity, white trash.

Posted by Spicy McHaggis on July 27, 2010 at 8:34 PM

Re: the red neck white boy

I'd totally hit that.

Posted by brandon on July 27, 2010 at 8:39 PM

"Necessity is the mother of invention."

Yes, it looks totally white trash, but it's better than any pool I have in my yard. Just about perfect for the 3 hot days we get here every summer.

Posted by Reverse Polarity on July 27, 2010 at 9:38 PM

definitely had a friend that did this w/ some regularity in college. releasing the water is the best part, as if you stand in front of the tailgate while opening it, it basically knocks you over. make sure you do it on grass so your landing is soft.

Posted by captain underpants on July 27, 2010 at 11:19 PM

Haha this is amazing. If i had a truck I'd do this too when its too hot out.

Posted by ditto effect

on July 27, 2010 at 11:49 PM

@18: Me too. I wouldn't give a shit about how trashy it looked. Mini-pool on WHEELS, bitches.

Posted by Gloria on July 28, 2010 at 4:35 AM

is that the MC from the Crescent?

Posted by dznqbit on July 28, 2010 at 4:43 AM

Awesome-sauce.

Posted by YanaBanana on July 28, 2010 at 6:08 AM

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Posted by samanthaf63 on July 28, 2010 at 7:01 AM

Boylston & Mercer my ass. This smells of Renton.

Posted by JF on July 28, 2010 at 7:19 AM

AMAZING.
All you haters just jeallllouss!

Posted by Caralain on July 28, 2010 at 8:03 AM

Both trashy in its awesomeness and awesome in its trashiness.

About a week ago I saw a woman curled up in a loveseat on the back of a pickup parked under a tree (This was on 14th Ave E.) She had a book and looked terribly comfortable, but I didn't get her picture. I wish I had.

Posted by bleedingheartlibertarian on July 28, 2010 at 8:36 AM

You guys, I am super proud of us right now. Not one person in the first 25 comments said anything about the woman in this picture being something other than a size 0. I actually feel a little bit good about the world right now. Sniff!

Posted by leek on July 28, 2010 at 12:30 PM